Props To The Old Guys Around The League Thread

[GreatSaveEssensa]

At 34 yrs old does Blake Wheeler fit the bill? He’s having a great season and is one of the rare players who seems to get much better with age and that continued into his 30’s.

 

[YippieKaey]

...Would love to know how you determined this to be true.

Well i didn´t write a thesis on the subject, just a subjective reflection( thus: probably). It´s a message board after all. If you have suggestions as to who might be considered more disrespected im all ears

 

[reino]

pretty good for Pens old guys

Crosby 20gp 18p
Malkin 21gp 13p

 

[Dr Pepper]

Well i didn´t write a thesis on the subject, just a subjective reflection( thus: probably). It´s a message board after all. If you have suggestions as to who might be considered more disrespected im all ears

I don't have a list handy either, but it just seemed like an odd take to just randomly blurt out in a thread about aging players performing well.

Who disrespects Joe Thornton, anyway? I was under the assumption he was pretty well respected league-wide.

 

[YippieKaey]

I don't have a list handy either, but it just seemed like an odd take to just randomly blurt out in a thread about aging players performing well.

Who disrespects Joe Thornton, anyway? I was under the assumption he was pretty well respected league-wide.

Yeah players respect him for sure. I meant more on here where people quite often laugh at his lack of playoff success and such.

 

[TopChedder]

At 34 yrs old does Blake Wheeler fit the bill? He’s having a great season and is one of the rare players who seems to get much better with age and that continued into his 30’s.

Love Blake Wheeler! He just keeps improving his game year after year.

Could be a tad young for "old guy" but still awesome

 

[TopChedder]

How about some Kings love

Anze Kopitar - 4 goals/24 points in 21 games
Dustin Brown - 11 goals/17 points in 21 games

Love it!

 

[TopChedder]

That Marc-Andre Fleury (36) guy is doing well. Incredibly well.

11-3-0, 1.71 GAA, .939 sv. pct. with 3 shutouts

I totally forgot he was 36. Unreal.

 

[TopChedder]

Watching Jumbo play it seems effortless. He is always happy, always smiling, and in general his playing style is aging well. I could see him playing 1-2 more years.

Spezza looks unreal! I am honestly floored by the way he is playing.

Simmonds (not an old guy) also looks great and healthy after being devestated by injuries the last few years, covid helped this guy heal.

 

[TGWL]

How about some Kings love

Anze Kopitar - 4 goals/24 points in 21 games
Dustin Brown - 11 goals/17 points in 21 games

Don't age Kopitar! He's still a young 30 for another year in a half.

 

[IrishInOntario]

That Marc-Andre Fleury (36) guy is doing well. Incredibly well.

11-3-0, 1.71 GAA, .939 sv. pct. with 3 shutouts

The guy has played amazing. I'm not even shocked though. Good Fleury is still one of the best out there... Now bad Fleury, that's a different story.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Yeah players respect him for sure. I meant more on here where people quite often laugh at his lack of playoff success and such.

Meh, I don't think many can (or should) hold that against him......against the Sharks, definitely, but that's not on Thornton I don't think, even when he played there.

 

[ESH]

Thornton is a top 30 player all time. Is he regarded as such?

He is most certainly not

 

[Amazinmets73]

He is most certainly not

Yes, he is.

 

[YippieKaey]

Meh, I don't think many can (or should) hold that against him......against the Sharks, definitely, but that's not on Thornton I don't think, even when he played there.

Agree completely

 

[YippieKaey]

He is most certainly not

14th all time in points. Pretty sure that puts you in the top 30. Kind of proving the point here

 

[SnowblindNYR]

pretty good for Pens old guys

Crosby 20gp 18p
Malkin 21gp 13p

Jesus Crosby is a year younger than me, I guess I'm officially old.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Jesus Crosby is a year younger than me, I guess I'm officially old.

You think that's bad, I think there are only five or so players left, league-wide, that are older than I am.

I'm certain that for many of the posters on here that number is zero, too.

 

[Slapshot Sultan]

14th all time in points. Pretty sure that puts you in the top 30. Kind of proving the point here

Mark Recchi is above Thornton in points. If you believe Recchi is a top 30 player all time, I cant help you.

 

[innitfam]

Mark Recchi is above Thornton in points. If you believe Recchi is a top 30 player all time, I cant help you.

Recchi was never a top player in the league, Thornton was for several years.

 

[Slapshot Sultan]

Recchi was never a top player in the league, Thornton was for several years.

Doesn't matter. His reason why Thornton should be a top 30 player was him being 14th in points all time. With the same logic, so should Recchi.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

You think that's bad, I think there are only five or so players left, league-wide, that are older than I am.

I'm certain that for many of the posters on here that number is zero, too.

But I can still sort of remember my 20s.

 

[ESH]

14th all time in points. Pretty sure that puts you in the top 30. Kind of proving the point here

That doesn’t prove anything. There’s lots of guys with less career points that I would rank higher than him.

 

[Amazinmets73]

Maybe not top 30 for Recchi, but I'd say top 50. Recchi isn't comparable to Jumbo though.

 

[Tripod]

You think that's bad, I think there are only five or so players left, league-wide, that are older than I am.

I'm certain that for many of the posters on here that number is zero, too.

I hold on to the fact that I am younger than Jagr and he isn't officially retired...lol.